Mary Katherine Bailey , 87

Mary Katherine Bailey fought her COPD but lost the battle Oct. 23, 2013 at Hospice Care Center of Kitsap County. She was born in Kansas City, Mo. July 1926 to E.J. and Frances Cobb and graduated from Spokane's Lewis and Clark High School in 1943. She married Hugh A. Bailey in 1947 in Aberdeen. She worked for Bailey's Service until they moved to Sparks, Nev. in 1977. They moved from Reno to Silverdale in 2008 to be near family. Hugh died Oct. 7, 2013.

Mary is survived by daughter, Janis; son-in-law, Richard; grandsons, Sean and Patrick Lamphere; five grandchildren, and her cat, Peridot. We've lost a talented, smart lady.